Discogs facts for kids
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Type of site
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Music |
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| Available in | English, German, Spanish, Portuguese (BR), French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian |
| Headquarters | |
| Owner | Zink Media, LLC |
| Created by | Kevin Lewandowski |
| Industry | Internet |
| Services | Database, online shopping |
| Revenue | Advertising, Marketplace fees |
| Commercial | Partially |
| Registration | Optional |
| Users | 675,136 (June 2023[update]) |
| Launched | November 2000 |
| Current status | Online |
Discogs is a huge online database for music recordings. It's like a giant library where you can find information about almost any song, album, or artist. People from all over the world help add information to Discogs, making it very detailed. You can find official music releases, special promotional items, and even rare recordings. Discogs started with electronic music. Now, it includes music from all genres and formats.
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History of Discogs
Discogs was started in 2000 by Kevin Lewandowski. He was a programmer who loved music. He began Discogs from his home, focusing only on electronic music at first. Over time, it grew much bigger. By 2015, Discogs had many employees and millions of users. People visited the website over 20 million times each month!
Marketplace Launch
In late 2005, Discogs added a marketplace. This allowed users to buy and sell music directly on the site.
Becoming Free for Everyone
Later, in 2007, Discogs tried a new system. It offered a "Market Price History" for sellers. This showed how much items had sold for in the past. At first, you had to pay a small fee for this feature. But soon, Discogs made all its features free for everyone. This meant all users could see the full price history of items.
How the Discogs Marketplace Works
The Discogs Marketplace is a place to buy and sell music. It works a lot like other online shopping sites. Think of it like Amazon or eBay. Sellers list their music items, and buyers can purchase them. Discogs charges a small fee when an item is sold. This helps keep the website running.
See also
- List of online music databases
- Global Electronic Music Marketplace
